Portable baby fence



Feb. 6, 1923. 1,444,427.

E. READ. PORTABLEYBABY FENCE FILED APB.29.1922- EMMA HEAD, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

PORTABLE BABY FENCE.

Application filed April 29, 1922.

To trZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that I, EMMA linen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in thecounty of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Baby Fences, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

It is the purpose of the present invention to provide a device of this character for the protection of young children, preferably babies ranging from one to three and a half vears old. r M It has been found that children around this age more or less get into trouble, fall and hurt themselves, especially when not in the actual care of an older person, such as a nurse or the mother, or others. Furthermore mothers and nurses, and others who are in charge of children of this age have other duties to perform around the house, and if they are required to divide their attention, the children are very apt to get into mischief, and as previously stated fall and hurt themselves.

It is, therefore, the purpose of the present invention to provide a portable baby fence, which may be arranged on the floor, on the front lawn or the like, or preferably upon a bed, so that the babies may be placed on the inside of the fence with theirtoys, and be left to play with or others in charge can attend to their duties in the house.

It is another purpose fence of this character, which is foldable into a small compass, and portable from one place to another, so that when the family is out camping the parents may rest assured that the baby cannot get hurt, due to the fact of erecting the fence around a requisite size piece of canvas, for the protection of the baby.

Still another purpose is the provision of a foldable portable baby fence. which when folded may be neatly wrapped in a heavy pieceof canvas, which acts as a covering for the lawn or bed clothing, and upon which the baby may play, without soiling the covers of the bed, and without soiling the babys clothes when the canvas is arranged upon the lawn. The canvas also acts to protect the children from the cold ground; when used as a wrapping for the fence when folded, it may be neatly arranged and to provide a babv safety, while the parents Serial No. 557,307.

strapped so that the fence may be easily carr ed from one place to another, as it is the aim to construct it from relatively light material. Q

A further purpose is the provision of a baby fence, wherein foldable hollow corner sections are provided, which are adapted to receive the collapsible fence sections, the top and bottom rails of which are subsequently foldable upon the edges of the corner sections, thereby closing the corner sections and protecting the folded fence sections which are located therein, when the fence is folded in a wrapped with a canvas cover.

A still further purpose is the provision of means for detachably connecting the fence sections, so that the sections may be separated for folding into the respective fence corners.

Furthermore it is the aim to provide; means carried by the lower rails of the fence for attaching the fence to the side angle irons of a bed.

It is to be understood that the particulars herein given are in no way limitative and that while still keeping within the scope of the invention, any desired modifications of detail and desirec proportions may be made in the apparatus according tocircumstances.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed. I

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved foldable portable baby fence constructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a side view of the same;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the corner sections of the fence, showing portions of the fence sections proper to be folded within the hollow corner sections;

Figure lis a perspective view of the four sections of the fence placed together to be wrapped Figure 5 is a similar view, showing other faces of the sections when so placed together;

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the baby fence collapsed and wrapped in the canvas bed cover;

Figure 7 is a detail view fence palings.

Referring to the drawings, 1 desi nates the entire baby fence, which comprises four of one of the cover or close the open corner sections 2. Each corner section comprises two hollow parts 3 and 1. The hollow part 8 constitutes a part of the side of the fence, while the hollow part 1 constitutes a part of the end of the fence. As previously stated these parts 3 and 4 are hollow and attached therein as at, 5 are the corner ends of the fence sections 6. The hollow parts 3 and t of each cornersection may beconst'ructed f any suitable material, either wood or metal preferably the latter, in order to insure strength and durability. In fact the parts of the corner sections are made of light sheet metahpre erably aluminum, and are hingedly ,united as at 7 so that the parts-are capable of folding upon each other, as disclosed in Figure 1 of. the drawing.

. Each fence section 6 comprises aplurality of vertical palings 8, which are linked togethenby theupper and lower link chains .9 andlQ, The links of these chains are of lengths equal to the thickness of eaeh hollow part of corner sectionpin order to perrnit .thefence section to fold or collapse within the'hollow part. 1 H

. When the fence is in use the end links of one set of chains of one fence section are connected to the corresponding links of the other set of chains ofanother fence section, by meansof suitable snap hooks 1,1, which hold the sections securely connected, and in such wise as to prevent the baby from detaching thehooks. I Each fence section also includ s upper and lower rails 12and 13, which are pivoted to a hollow part of the corner section as at 14. The upper and lower railings 12 and 13 are channel shaped in cross section for the reception of the upper and lower ends of the palings of the fence section, inorder to permit the palings to slide therein. lVhen taking down the fence, the. snap hooks 11 are unfastened, thenthe palings and their chains are collapsed into thehollow parts of the corner sections,1an d then the upper and lower channel, rails 12 and 1 3,are folded, to close the open ends of the parts 3 and 4: of the corner sections. rail is folded upwardly, while eachnpper rail is folded downwardly. In practice the baby fence -is to be made of a height equal to the length of theupperand lower channel rails 12 and 13 of the sides ofthe fence. so that when the upperand lowerfch'annel a ls 1 d f fie d. y c mp et y ends of theparts 3 and t of thegcorner sections of thefence. However the upper and. lower channel rails 12 and 13 of the end fencesections proper are shorter: than the upper. and lower; rails '12 and 13 of the side fence sections. While .these shorter upper, and lower rails do not en irely.wr aths. i i e s of, t era ts l of the corner sections, so that the upper rail tions, whereby the palings when the fence is collapsed,

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will entirely cover the lower rail, they do act to fold in a neat manner, so that the fence may be taken down and collapsed and arranged in a small compass.

When the fence is in use, he ends of the upper and lower fence rails 12 and 13 are bolted together securely by means of square bolts 15 mounted in the rails.

The lower edges of the corner sections are provided with clamps 16, which are adapted to engage the angle rails of a bed, when the fence is mounted thereon. An area of canvas 1 7 suiiicient t in use and to cover it, from being soiled is provided. The edges of the canvas are provided withsnap hooks 18, for connecting the canvas to the fence. When the fence is collapse d o-rfolded, the

the bed clothing to keep corner sections are folded together and arranged as shownin the drawings, it rnay be wrapped within the canvas, andthen subsequently strapped, so that the fencejmay be carried from one place toanother and have theappearance of a suit case. I e

The invention having been set forth, what med arr A q b e po ta e i by fe e. emprising hingedly; collapsible cornerseetions, side and end fence sections collapsible within the foldable corner sections, and means forconnectingtheadj acent ends of the fence sections, whenthe fence is erected. I 2. A foldable portable baby fence, comprising hingedly collapsible corner sections, side and end fence sections collapsible within the foldable corner sections, and means for connecting the adjacent ends of the fence sections, when thefence is erected, said side and end fencejsections comprising upper and lower rails, said rails being channeled for the reception of the upper and loweif'encls of the palings of the side and end sections whereby thepalings of the endand side fence sections. may slide downwardly when the fenceis collapsed.

3. A foldable portable baby fence, comprising hingedly collapsible corner, sections,

.side and end fence sections collapsiblewithin In. fact each lower the foldable. corner sections, and means for connecting the. adjacent ends of the ,fence sections, when'the 'fence is erected,said side and end fence sections comprising fupper and lower rails, said railsbeingchanneled for the reception of; the upperj'andlower ends ofthepalings of the side ai dfilld Sec o t e, nd. a side fence sections may slide downwardly said upper jand lower railings oftheside and end fence sectionsjbeing hingedly connected, to .the

corner sections and being fo-ldable to close the e ne z ee ons-q N.

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s d .c rn -s ct p comprising hingedly connected foldable holfit within the fence whenlow parts, side and end fence sections connected to the interior of and collapsible within the hollow parts of the corner sections, said side and end fence sections comprising channel rails in which the upper and lower ends of the palings of the side and end fence sections are slidably engaged, said upper and lower channel rails being hingedly connected to the hollow parts of the fence sections and collapsible to folded positions to close the hollow parts of said corner sections.

5. A portable foldable baby fence comprising corner sections, said corner sections comprising hingedly connected foldable hollow parts, side and end fence sections connected to the interior of and collapsible within the hollow parts of the corner sections, said side and end fence sections comprising channel rails in which the upper and lower ends of the palings of the side and end fence sections are slidably engaged, said up per and lower channel rails being hingedly connected to the hollow parts of the fence sections and collapsible to folded positions to close the hollow parts of said corner sec- 7 fence tions, means for connecting ends of the side and end fence the fence is erected.

6. A portable foldable baby fence comprising corner sections said corner sections comprising hingedly connected foldable hollow parts, side and end fence sections connected to the interior of and collapsible within the hollow parts of the corner sections, said side and end fence sections comprising channel rails in which the upper and lower ends of the palings of the side and end fence sections are slidably engaged, said upper and lower channel rails being hingedly connected to the hollow parts of the sections and collapsible to folded positions to close the hollow parts of said corner sections, means for connecting the adjacent ends of the side and end fence sections when the fence is erected, and means connected to the corner sections for attaching the fence on the side rails of the bed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature.

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